Moa have evolved into kiwi within generations of discovery of knowledge and science. Kiwi possibily in the future would evolve into a greater animal than its ancestors such as having stronger upper arm strength to support its weight to fly, anchor wing muscles having the ability to fly to avoid predators more conveniently and flaws in its eyesight and hearing instead of just having a highly developed keen sense of smell. Its name is none other than the Ozzi. Ozzi have the size of a domestic dog, not small or large, an average sized animal and despite their size they lay large eggs than any other species similarly to kiwi. They are protected in a small island near the coastal region in the middle of Australia and New Zealand that is isolated in avoiding predators and human activities to prevent them endangered or extinct. There are three species that are alive and are suriving safely within their enviornment. It is relation to kiwi a symbol of Australia indeed the association is strong it is mainly used as a common term to the Australians.
All species are living in large areas of their forest habitat on the island and since it's isolated and protected, they are not adversely affected by historic deforestation and invasive mammalian predators at the moment. Many local councils in Australia and New Zealand has manage the safety of the animals effectively to avoid threats concerning to the ozzi. Ozzi are scattered all over the island instead of just confined to a distinct area such as pine forests occupy most of the vegetation types that include sub-alpine tussock, scrub and rough farmland. They live in nests on hollow trees and are natural burrowers or under a log, or in submerged grass above ground. Ozzi line their nests with an untidy nest of soft leaves, grass and moss to keep their eggs comfortable and once inside, they pull leaves and sticks across the entrance to camouflague the nest and keep the place warm and nice. Ozzi nesting burrows are dug deep in the soil or high up in the tree branches with moss and fern growing across the entrance, allowing other animals difficult to locate their habitat. At night they leave their nests or burrows and move onto another the next day.
Labelled diagram of Ozzi
Structural Adaptation One
Ozzi have an average size of a domestic dog. They are smart since they have excellent eyesight to locate tracks of predators, having an idea what type of animal they are and their hearing skills can hear far away such as the noises from other animals ambushing them or when other species want to locate food with them. At night their eyes turn into a natural fluroescent yellow similar to night vision to avoid predators and in search of the way home after gathering food supplies over a long term. They have strong legs to defend themselves in case of predators ambush and can run quickly up to the speed of a cheetah. They can kick and scratch with their sharp claws. Their sharp claws not only can attack other animals also it can dig underground at day and night to mask the opening of the burrow with deftly placed twigs and to push out the dirt away from the entrance other species have used the day before.
Structural Adaptation Two
Beak
Ozzi beaks are peculiar. Their beaks are slanted in a curve to avoid disturbance when digging underground to locate food or making new burrows especially at night. Despite the shape of the beak, their beaks have external nostrils to breathe through and not only it has great eyesight and hearing it has a highly developed keen sense of smell. Mostly at day and night, an Ozzi will sniffle to clear the dirt out of its nostrils.
Ozzi doesn't resemble a kiwi in a particular feature that is it does have a tail to retrieve samples on the ground to make their burrow or nest either above or underground and is another of their defensives against predators and the human population. Ozzi are not ratities, instead they are the largest bird species with anchor wing muscles having the ability to fly. Ozzi have large and strong wings to defend themselves to avoid sudden ambushes in the air and helps them camouflague themselves in the dark especially. They have structural upper arm strength to support its weight to fly without resting. Their head can shrink inside the body and out anytime as their head are small and flexible and the three species are in different colours: blue, black and brown, capable of blending in with the environment.
Behavioral Adaptation One
A male and female Ozzi once mated, their relationship that can last more than twenty years. A male
Blue egg
Ozzi has drab brown feathers meaning it has to develop interesting methods to gain the attention of a female Ozzi by dedicating his true love to her honestly. A female Ozzi may be single during her years however mostly male Ozzi manage to win over female Ozzi in small fights that involves long distance running relays and a competition that requires kicking another Ozzi down with the claws or the leggs. In Ozzi, their ovaries are functional in both male and female and if more than one egg is laid in a breeding season, ovulation occurs. After mating, an egg will be laid within a month and during the month, the female Ozzi must consume three times as usual to produce her egg in case of malnourishment. The egg contains a proportion of the female Ozzi's yolk and has a smooth blue brown or black colour depending on the species. Ozzi are similar to kiwi, as their eggs are large, they have constant gestation periods where sometimes a Ozzi female requires to submerge her stomach into cold water to relieve the pain. Once the hatching is hatched, they can stand and walk individually without the need of females to feed them.
Behavioral Adaptation Two
Ozzi's vibrant feathers
Ozzi are mostly active day and night. During the day, an Ozzi will locate food and starts to dig burrows to allow the regrowth of moss and other vegetation and at night, Ozzi will return to their home to their hatchling and their mate. At night sometimes, Ozzi will spend their night locating a new burrow with their vision and they have better defense with their keen smell and excellent eyesight and hearing against predators. Ozzi unlike kiwi are not shy, they have a sense of humor and are physically active. They enjoy being involved in harmless fights with other species especially males and love seeking the attention of their mates especially the females. Females mostly have pride in their distinctive appearance and vibrant feathers however they are monogamous meaning they only mate with one partner. They always remain together despite the female is sometimes over-confident.
Physiological Adaptation:
Ozzi organs are small yet they are strong meaning when predators attack them heavily, there won't be any wounds found on the animal since their scar tissues are reproductive and can heal on its own after a number of hours resting in their nests or burrows. Ozzi rely on the lining in their stomach to survive through their period on the island and helps them survival of the fittest in extreme weather conditions during their migration season in summer. It also allows them to last a week without food and water as it helps them replenish enough water throughout their body.
Ozzi has the ability of swimming in the coastal region near the island shore besides flying as their jelly comb allow them to breathe under water within a long period. Ozzi however doesn't have arms similarly to other winged creatures meaning their support is relied on their wings, beak and "running legs" to help them stand, locate food and habitat and in most cases swim and fly.
Environmental Pressure
Many birds are unprotected and harmed due to the predators ambush and attacks have increased even now and will occur in the future and one of the environmental pressures that have improve their development is its organs are strong and flexible. The extreme possibility of animals getting injured when in contact with other animals to protect their mates or to hunt supplies leads to the importance of a speed recovery leading to the development of scar tissues. The ocean consists of microbes and as an act in preventing them entering, an effective immune system was developed.
The jelly comb is an importantant adaption that the kiwi does not possess. An environmental pressure that could have led to this development is that they can swim while maintaining an accurate orientation in the water always in case of predator attack they can escape in the water. They may need elements of both speed and agility in the water since their wings are large to avoid predators and it is needed to help them breathe comfortably. The jelly comb helps the animal to reproduce easily and pleasant as the material is flexible and soft that requires less strength to lay their eggs hence their strong legs and sharp claws can act as their defence in protection of their mates and attack other Ozzis.
The third environmental pressure is that the climate in the future would possibily affect the diet and behaviour of Ozzi. As the weather would possibily changed and become humid and dry due to greenhouse effect creating climate change, animals have more of a need to become survival of the fittest. Ozzi's lining in the stomach would help them adapt to different extreme conditions during their migration season and would help them last a period without food and water as water is stored in the stomach prior to their departure.
For similar habitat see European Rabbit
Article Evidence for Reference see New Bird Species Found
Photos of discovery can be found in Natalie's folder
Future Animal: Ozzi
General Information
Moa have evolved into kiwi within generations of discovery of knowledge and science. Kiwi possibily in the future would evolve into a greater animal than its ancestors such as having stronger upper arm strength to support its weight to fly, anchor wing muscles having the ability to fly to avoid predators more conveniently and flaws in its eyesight and hearing instead of just having a highly developed keen sense of smell. Its name is none other than the Ozzi. Ozzi have the size of a domestic dog, not small or large, an average sized animal and despite their size they lay large eggs than any other species similarly to kiwi. They are protected in a small island near the coastal region in the middle of Australia and New Zealand that is isolated in avoiding predators and human activities to prevent them endangered or extinct. There are three species that are alive and are suriving safely within their enviornment. It is relation to kiwi a symbol of Australia indeed the association is strong it is mainly used as a common term to the Australians.
Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Anamalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class: Aves
Family: Apterygidae
Genus: Apteryx
Habitat
All species are living in large areas of their forest habitat on the island and since it's isolated and protected, they are not adversely affected by historic deforestation and invasive mammalian predators at the moment. Many local councils in Australia and New Zealand has manage the safety of the animals effectively to avoid threats concerning to the ozzi. Ozzi are scattered all over the island instead of just confined to a distinct area such as pine forests occupy most of the vegetation types that include sub-alpine tussock, scrub and rough farmland. They live in nests on hollow trees and are natural burrowers or under a log, or in submerged grass above ground. Ozzi line their nests with an untidy nest of soft leaves, grass and moss to keep their eggs comfortable and once inside, they pull leaves and sticks across the entrance to camouflague the nest and keep the place warm and nice. Ozzi nesting burrows are dug deep in the soil or high up in the tree branches with moss and fern growing across the entrance, allowing other animals difficult to locate their habitat. At night they leave their nests or burrows and move onto another the next day.
Structural Adaptation One
Ozzi have an average size of a domestic dog. They are smart since they have excellent eyesight to locate tracks of predators, having an idea what type of animal they are and their hearing skills can hear far away such as the noises from other animals ambushing them or when other species want to locate food with them. At night their eyes turn into a natural fluroescent yellow similar to night vision to avoid predators and in search of the way home after gathering food supplies over a long term. They have strong legs to defend themselves in case of predators ambush and can run quickly up to the speed of a cheetah. They can kick and scratch with their sharp claws. Their sharp claws not only can attack other animals also it can dig underground at day and night to mask the opening of the burrow with deftly placed twigs and to push out the dirt away from the entrance other species have used the day before.
Structural Adaptation Two
Ozzi doesn't resemble a kiwi in a particular feature that is it does have a tail to retrieve samples on the ground to make their burrow or nest either above or underground and is another of their defensives against predators and the human population. Ozzi are not ratities, instead they are the largest bird species with anchor wing muscles having the ability to fly. Ozzi have large and strong wings to defend themselves to avoid sudden ambushes in the air and helps them camouflague themselves in the dark especially. They have structural upper arm strength to support its weight to fly without resting. Their head can shrink inside the body and out anytime as their head are small and flexible and the three species are in different colours: blue, black and brown, capable of blending in with the environment.
Behavioral Adaptation One
A male and female Ozzi once mated, their relationship that can last more than twenty years. A male
Behavioral Adaptation Two
Physiological Adaptation:
Ozzi organs are small yet they are strong meaning when predators attack them heavily, there won't be any wounds found on the animal since their scar tissues are reproductive and can heal on its own after a number of hours resting in their nests or burrows. Ozzi rely on the lining in their stomach to survive through their period on the island and helps them survival of the fittest in extreme weather conditions during their migration season in summer. It also allows them to last a week without food and water as it helps them replenish enough water throughout their body.
Ozzi has the ability of swimming in the coastal region near the island shore besides flying as their jelly comb allow them to breathe under water within a long period. Ozzi however doesn't have arms similarly to other winged creatures meaning their support is relied on their wings, beak and "running legs" to help them stand, locate food and habitat and in most cases swim and fly.
Environmental Pressure
Many birds are unprotected and harmed due to the predators ambush and attacks have increased even now and will occur in the future and one of the environmental pressures that have improve their development is its organs are strong and flexible. The extreme possibility of animals getting injured when in contact with other animals to protect their mates or to hunt supplies leads to the importance of a speed recovery leading to the development of scar tissues. The ocean consists of microbes and as an act in preventing them entering, an effective immune system was developed.
The jelly comb is an importantant adaption that the kiwi does not possess. An environmental pressure that could have led to this development is that they can swim while maintaining an accurate orientation in the water always in case of predator attack they can escape in the water. They may need elements of both speed and agility in the water since their wings are large to avoid predators and it is needed to help them breathe comfortably. The jelly comb helps the animal to reproduce easily and pleasant as the material is flexible and soft that requires less strength to lay their eggs hence their strong legs and sharp claws can act as their defence in protection of their mates and attack other Ozzis.
The third environmental pressure is that the climate in the future would possibily affect the diet and behaviour of Ozzi. As the weather would possibily changed and become humid and dry due to greenhouse effect creating climate change, animals have more of a need to become survival of the fittest. Ozzi's lining in the stomach would help them adapt to different extreme conditions during their migration season and would help them last a period without food and water as water is stored in the stomach prior to their departure.
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